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JENNIFER DEGL

AUTHOR, SPEAKER, MATERNAL & NEONATAL HEALTH ADVOCATE
SPEAKING FOR MOMS & BABIES, INC.

Blog

The 2019 NICU Parent Network Summit

The 2019 NICU Parent Network (formally Preemie Parent Alliance) Summit was outstanding. I always love to come to our annual summit because it feels like I’m coming to a family reunion where I get to catch up with my closest cousins and also meet new relatives with...

Great Book Review for “Stuck in Bed”

Stuck in Bed: The pregnancy bed rest picture book for kids … and moms just got a great book review! Our book review is from Rita Plush, of the Fire Island News. Please click HERE to read it. It’s amazing and we are thankful and so excited to share it with you. The...

New York State Perinatal Association Conference

June was pretty busy for me, as not only was I getting ready to wrap up my 20th school year, but I also had the pleasure of speaking at both the NYSPA (New York State Perinatal Association) Annual Conference in Albany and at the March of Dimes Lobby Day. NYSPA is a...

I Was Honored to Present at NANT 9!

A few months ago, in April 2019, I had the honor to speak at the 2019 National Association of Neonatal Therapists Conference, or NANT 9. It was an amazing experience, and I got to travel to Wild Horse Pass in Phoenix Arizona to do it. The theme of NANT 9 was “Passion...

Being a High-Risk or NICU Mom on Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is meant for celebrating, and while some people are celebrating with their family, some mothers will spend the day in the hospital due to a high-risk pregnancy, and others will spend it visiting their baby in the NICU. For that reason, I’m thrilled that...

Maternal Mortality Prevention in New York

I was honored to have been invited to and attend yesterday’s Lobby Day in support of Maternal Mortality Prevention Initiatives in the New York State budget, specifically the Joyner Bill (A. 3276/S. 1819). The day was sponsored by The American College of Obstetricians...